Hat protector



R. D. SMITH HAT PROTECTOR Aug. 24, 1965 Filed Oct. 14, 1963 I NV E NTOR.

United States Patent 3,201,802 HAT PROTECTOR Robert D. Smith, 2742 E.Tremont Ave., Bronx 61, N.Y. Filed Oct. 14, 1963, Ser. No. 315,890 3Claims. (Cl. 2187) This invention relates generally to rain protectiongear. More specifically, it relates to rain protection hats.

It is generally well known to those skilled in the art that conventionalrain protection hats designed to fit over felt hats and the like toprotect them against rain are provided with a flange on the underside toform a pocket within which the brim of the felt hat is fitted. It isfurther known that many rain storms being accompanied by gusts of windsometimes causes the rain protection hat to be pulled off the brim,blown away and lost.

Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention toprovide a rain protection hat having self contained means whereby windfrom any direction cannot dislodge it free from the hat which it covers.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a rain protectionhat having self contained means whereby it cannot be dislodged from theprotected hat brim in case of wind, thereby offering protection at alltimes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rain protection hat,that, while being diflicult to be dislodged unintentionally from a hat,can be quickly and easily removed therefrom or placed thereupon when sodesired.

Other objects are to provide a rain protection hat which is relativelysimple in design, easy to manufacture, inexpensive and eflicient inoperation.

These and other objects will be readily apparent from a study of thefollowing specification and drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a bottom perspective view of a rain protection hatincorporating the invention shown in operative use on a conventionalhat.

FIGURE 2 is a cross sectional view through 2-2 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a bottom plan view of the invention per se, and

FIGURE 4 is a bottom plan view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral represents a rainprotection hat according to the present invention wherein there is a hatelement 11 comprised of an upward extending crown 12 having a peripheralbrim 13 around the lower edge 14 of the crown, the brim extendingcircumferentially outwardly of lower edge 14. At the outermost edge 15of the brim, a flat flange 16 is attached. The flange has an outerdimension which is equal to the outer dimension of the brim, thus theoutermost edge 15 of the brim is attached to the outermost edge 17 ofthe flange. The flange has an inner edge 18 which defines a centralopening 19. A peripheral pocket 20 is thus formed between the flange andbrim within which the brim 21 of a conventional hat 22 may be fitted,the conventional hat having an upward extending crown 23 which fits intothe compartment 24 formed under rain protector hat crown 12.

A pair of cross straps 25 and 26 are attached at their ends to theflange, the straps being at right angle to each other, the strapsextending across the area of the opening 19 and each strap being ofsufficient length so as to extend upwardly adjacent the inner side ofcrown 23 of a conventional hat. The rain protection hat is made fromwaterproof fabric or the like.

In operation the user places his conventional hat under the rainprotection hat, with the cross straps extending 3,201,802 Patented Aug.24, 1965 below the conventional hat. He then inserts the brim 21 of theconventional hat into the pocket 20. Then he places the hats thusassembled upon his head drawing the same downward. In so doing, thestrap portions which extend under brims 13 and 21 become taut therebyurging the brims slightly downward. In case of a high wind, the rainprotection hat cannot be blown away because it is held captive by meansof the straps which pass on the underside of the protected hat.Additionally, if the wind tends to lift the brim the taut strap portionthus is stressed to try bending over a greater are than the brims. Thisbeing not readily possible, the brim of the protected hat will resistbeing lifted.

In a modified construction shown in FIGURE 4, one of the cross straps isdivided into two separate parts 27 and 28 for the purpose of allowing aconventional hat to be more accessibly inserted or removed from the rainprotection hat. In use strap parts 27 and 28 are tied together. Thefigure also shows one side 29 of the flange being wider than theopposite side 30. A conventional hat brim is inserted first into thespace formed by the wide side 29 and afterwards the opposite side of thehat is inserted into the space formed by the narrow side 30 thus notstressing the hat brim while gaining maximum retention of the protectedhat in the rain protection hat.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it isunderstood such changes will be within the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. In a rain protection hat, the combination of an upwardly extendingcrown having a lower peripheral edge, an outwardly extendingcircumferential brim adjacent said peripheral edge, a flange on theunderside of said brim, the outer edge of said flange being aflixed tothe outer edge of said brim, said flange having an inner edge defining acentral opening, a peripheral pocket formed between said brim and saidflange, and a pair of cross straps having opposite ends extendingradially outwardly beyond the said lower peripheral edge of said crownand being affixed to the upper side of said flange,

.said cross straps extending from within said peripheral pocket acrosssaid central opening and being of sufiicient length to extend upwardlyadjacent to the underside of said crown.

2. In a rain protection hat, the combination as set forth in claim 1wherein one of said cross straps is divided into two parts, one end ofeach of said parts being affixed to said flange and the opposite ends ofsaid parts being accessible to each other for being tied together.

3. In a rain protection hat, the combination as set forth in claim 2wherein said flange central opening is eccentrially positionedrespective to said outer edge thereby forrning a wider flange portion atone end and a narrower flange portion at the opposite end.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,714,100 5/29Moeller 2187 2,512,026 6/50 Levy 2-187 2,594,478 4/52 Moore 23 2,665,4221/54 Green et al. 23 2,734,197 2/56 Kreinik 2187 2,795,792 6/59 Finken23 2,971,195 2/61 Voss 23 3,016,541 1/62 Archbold 23 JORDAN FRANKLIN,Primary Examiner.

1. IN A RAIN PROTECTION HAT, THE COMBINATION OF AN UPWARDLY EXTENDINGCROWN HAVING A LOWER PERIPHERAL EDGE, AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDINGCIRCUMFERENTIAL BRIM ADJACENT SAID PERIPHERAL EDGE, A FLANGE ON THEUNDERSIDE OF SAID BRIM, THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID FLANGE BEING AFFIXED TOTHE OUTER EDGE OF SAID BRIM, SAID FLANGE HAVING AN INNER EDGE DEFINING ACENTRAL OPENING, A PERIPHERAL POCKET FORMED BETWEEN SAID BRIM AND SAIDFLANGE, AND A PAIR OF CROSS STRAPS HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS EXTENDINGRADIALLY OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE SAID LOWER PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID CROWNAND BEING AFFIXED TO THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID FLANGE, SAID CROSS STRAPSEXTENDING FROM WITHIN SAID PERIPHERAL POCKET ACROSS SAID CENTRAL OPENINGAND BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH OF EXTEND UPWARDLY ADJACENT TO THEUNDERSIDE OF SAID CROWN.